PoliticsBrazil presidential election: ‘Bolsonaro being ahead is a surprise,’ researcher says

Far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has unexpectedly won the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, taking 47 percent against 45 percent for leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Researcher Thomas Zicman de Barros says no candidate who trailed in the first round has ever gone on to win the second in Brazilian history.

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